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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 295,069, dated March11, 1884. Application filed September 3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Gnonc-E STEUDEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohilton, in the county of Calumet and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, whichforni a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plows, having for its object theprovision of a plow capable of being adapted for plowing eitherstubble-field or in eadow-land, the means whereby this object isaccomplished being strong and durable in construction and cflicient inoperation, and the invention consists of a mold-board in two sectionshinged to-v gether, one section being rigid and the other. oneadjustably connected to the landside, sub- 2 5 stantially as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Inthe drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts,Figure 1 is aperspective view of a plow containing my improvements. Fig.2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the bracewhich supports the hinged section of the moldboard. Fig. =1 is across-section on the line w a; of Fig. 2, showing the joint between thesec tions of the moldboard.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the beam of the plow, supportedupon a standard, B, securely bolted to the landside O. handles D3) arebolted to the standard 13 near its lower end and extend upwardly andrearwardly, one, D, being roorticed in the rear end of the plow-beam A,the other, D, being held at a proper distance from the handle D and thebeam by a rod, a, which is secured to the top of the standard 13 by anut, c, and 4.5 thence passes through the "handles-D D, to the latter ofwhich it is secured by a nut (not shown) and braces I) d. The moldeboardE E is divided into two parts or sections, the lower part, B, of whichis rigidly secured to the The landside O and plow-point F by metalstraps E E, bolted thereto. The sections E E of the in old-board arehinged together, as at d, and at their meeting edges are beveled seeFig. 4:) to make a tight joint, thereby excluding lot gment of dirt, andpermit adjustment of the hinged sections. The upper. part, E, of themoldboard is adj nstably secured to the landside by braces G G, theformer being pivoted at one end to-an eye, G formed on the moldboard,its opposite end being provided with a bolt, 9', and tooth g. The braceG is rigidly bolted to the landside G, and extends upwardly andinwardly, being provided at its inner end with a slot, 9 and on itsupper surface with a series of teeth, into one of which the tooth on thebrace G takes when when the parts G G are brought together, and sosecured by the bolt g and nut g. When it is desired to adjust themold-board, the nut is loosened and theniold-board moved to the desiredposition, when the nut is again tight ened, and the plow is ready foroperation. It will be observed that this adjustment of parts can be madewithout removing the plow from the furrow. The sections E E are hingedtogether by an ordinary knuckle-hinge, one leaf of which is rigidlysecured to one of the sec tions, while the other has a slot to reccii'ea threaded bolt provided with a nut.

I am aware that changes in the form and arrangement of the partscomposing my invention can be made without departing from the principleor sacrificing the advantages of my invention-as, for instance, thebraces G G can be reversed and the pivoted brace connected tothelandside and the rigid brace to the mold-board. I would therefore haveit understood that I do not confine myself to the exact constructionshown and described, but may make such alterations as fairly fall withinthe scope of my invention.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to make a mold-board in twosections, one section being rigid and the other hinged thereto, andadapted invarious ways to be adjusted nearer to or farther from thelandside.

I am aware of Patents Nos. 10,505, of 1854; 176,729, of 1876, and247,110, of 1881, for a similar purpose, and the devices therein setforth are not sought to be covered in this application.

VVhat I claim as new is-' In Combination with the landside, point, andbeam of a plow, the mold-board made in sections with beveled edges, andhinged to Xgether, as shown, the section E being adjustable, and havingeye G the bar G, having Wide tooth gand bolt 9, the rateheted arm G,having slot 9, and the ratehets occupying either side of said slot, thebar G being pivoted loosely to the landside, the bar G similariy pivotedto the movable section of the 1no1dboard, and the nut g, for adj ustablylock- 15 ing the bars G G together, all as and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, GEORGE STEUDEL.

WVitnesses: V

THEO. KERsTEN, HENRY KERs'rEN.

